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THIRD RIPENING (July 12-28) 



Arkansas Beauty. Yellow; delicious. Extra- 

 good shipper. 



Alton. Large; white, red blush. Free. 



CHINESE CLING. Large; round; transparent 

 creamy, beautifully mottled; melting, rich. Bears 

 freely even under unfavorable conditions. 



Cornelia. Tree vigorous, and bears heavy crops 

 of good-sized white fruit. 



Delaware. Very prolific; fruit large; skin deli- 

 cately flushed and shaded; flesh white, juicy. Free. 



Early Elberta. Yellow; very fine for early sea- 

 son. Free. 



Early Michigan. White; large; sweet. Free 



Early York. Same as Large Early York. 



Illinois. White; very large; splendid shipper 

 Free. 



Lee's Cling. Large; white. 



Lodge. Similar to Carman in color. Not quite 

 so large. 



Slappey. Very hardy; handsome, yellow fruit; 

 free of rot, and keeps splendidly; excellent flavor, 

 Free. This is the largest and finest extra-early yel- 

 low Peach grown in our test orchard of over lOO 

 varieties. 



FOURTH RIPENING 



BURKE. Extra large; standard and satisfactory. 

 Cling. 



CONNETT'S SOUTHERN EARLY. Large; 

 creamy. Free. 



CRAWFORD'S EARLY. Trees vigorous and 

 very productive. Good size; yellow; juicy, sweet- 

 flavored; one of the standards for this ripening in 

 commercial orchards. Free. 



(July 28-August 10) 



FOSTER. Orange-red; juicy, rich, subacid. One 

 of the handsomest. Free. 



Large Early York. Large; white cheek. Free. 



Lowell. Free. 



Mary's Choice. Large; yellow; firm; fine. Free. 



Stonewall Jackson. July 25. Like Lee's Cling. 



Worth. Yellow, with red cheek. Very hand- 

 some and exceedingly tender. Free. 



Young iiay peach orchard that grew $2.52-a-bushel 

 peaches last year 



FIFTH RIPENING (August 10-25) 



Atlanta. Good one; yellow. Free. 



Brandy wine. Very large; yellow; subacid. 



Captain Ede. Large; yellow. Free. 



Chilow Cling. Yellow; fine. Cling. 



CHRISTIANA. Large; yellow; firm; good. 



Easton Cling. White; very large; prolific bearer. Cling. 



Emma. Large; yellow; fine-grained; excellent. 



KALAMAZOO. Large; golden yellow. Free. 



Lydon Cling. Large; firm; red and yellow; fine. 



Matthew's Beauty. Golden yellow; good flavor. 



Nina Cling. Large; yellow; quality good. 



Red Cheek Melocoton. Large; yellow; rich. Free. 



Red Cheek. Medium size; firm; late. 



THURBER. Large; creamy white. Free. 



Wager. Large; yellow; sure bearer. 



SIXTH RIPENING (August 25-September 1) 



Bokara. Large; yellow; firm; good. Free. 

 Bray's Rareripe. Large; white; abundant bearer. 

 DENTON. Resembles Elberta. Free. 

 Elberta Cling. Yellov. ; finest all-round cling. 

 FITZGERALD. Large; golden yellow; good. Free. 

 FRANCIS. Trees vigorous; large; yellow. Free. 

 Gold Drop. Heavy bearer; large; yellow. Free. 

 HAGUE. Large; red-yellow. Free. 



Jennie Worthien. Large; yellow; solid; fine quality. Free 

 Lemon Cling. Large; oblong; yellow; firm; rich. Cling. 

 NEW PROLIFIC. Large; yellow. Free. 

 Niagara. Large; yellow; attractive. Free. 

 Oldmixon Cling. Same as Oldmixon Free, except a cling 

 Phillips Cling. Yellow; medium size; very rich. 

 Preston Cling. White; large; juicy, and very sweet 

 Washington. Yellow; sweet; juicy. Free. 

 Wheatland. Yellow, pale with blush. Free. 



All these classifications necessarily have to be general 

 in their scope. Many varieties will be a little earlier or 

 later, compared with each other, particularly in tide- 

 water and in mountain sections. The best guide of what 

 Peaches to plant is a bearing orchard near home. 



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